LEWISTON — Job Corps is currently enrolling youth 16-24 years old, who are interested in learning career training in areas such as Automotive, Welding, Healthcare, Electrical, Culinary Arts, among others, through FREE training. Virtual and online learning options available. Earn HSD/HSE and driver’s license at the same time. Housing and meals included at no cost. […]
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COVID-19 Vaccination Q & A set
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library will host a virtual conversation and Q & A about the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, February 9, at 5 p.m. Dr. Sarah Wilson, MD of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Western Maine Primary Care and Western Maine Pediatrics and Jennifer Blastow, APRN-FNP at Western Maine Primary Care, will present general […]
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You’re invited for a blind trip with a book
NORWAY — Wishing you could hop on a plane and get away for a while? Instead, take a “Blind Trip with a Book” at Norway Memorial Library. To participate, visit the library beginning February 1, and choose a book from the “Blind Trip” display. Choose a book based only on the country where it takes […]
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‘Cliff’s Notes’ connecting with Catholics
NORWAY — “Dear Lord, we thank you for this gift of technology. Even though we are in different parts of our community, we are together, growing in faith and knowledge of each other and of you.” The inspiring words of Fr. Ed Clifford did not come from the pulpit, but rather into an iPhone from […]
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UMaine System partners with Shield T3 for COVID testing
ORONO — The University of Maine System has entered into a partnership with Shield T3, a provider of COVID testing solutions associated with the University of Illinois System, that will provide capacity for approximately 16,000 high specificity and sensitivity COVID-19 PCR tests per week. The agreement includes delivery of a mobile testing laboratory to the […]
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Some to receive stimulus payments via debit card
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins is alerting Mainers to be on the lookout for their stimulus payments in the form of prepaid debit cards in the mail if they have not already received these funds. The stimulus checks of up to $600 per individual were authorized by the COVID-19 relief package. Senator Collins is […]
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SAPARS to hold virtual support group
REGION — Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services (SAPARS) is planning to hold a virtual support group for adult survivors (18+) of sexual abuse, sexual assault and sexual harassment beginning in early 2021. This group is specifically for women who have worked with a therapist and who have a high level of healthy, self-coping skills. […]
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Online critical thinking workshop offered
BELFAST — Registration is open for an online professional development workshop, Engaging Your Critical Thinking Skills, offered Feb. 19 and Feb. 26 through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast and the UMaine Business School. The two-day online program, part of the Hutchinson Center’s professional development program, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 […]
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Youth Mattering community conversations offered
REGION — During this time of opportunity and challenge, together we must create a springboard for community driven change for Maine youth. Across Maine, too many youth are isolated. The rate of youth anxiety, depression and feelings of loneliness in Maine have reached crisis levels. In the 2019 Maine Integrated Youth Survey almost 50% of […]
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Births
Phoenix Jean Burgess NORWAY — Chandra Rogers and Gabriel Burgess of Norway, are pleased to announce the arrival of a daughter, Phoenix Jean Burgess. Phoenix was born at 2:46 a.m. on January 12, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, weighing five pounds and 13 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Lyndon and Vicki Rogers of Norway. Paternal grandparents are […]